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  1. B

    Need help identifying this raptor

    Hello! I've been recently to Angola and saw the following perched raptor: https://www.biodiversity4all.org/observations/269341823 I'm quite puzzled with this bird, currently stuck between a lizard buzzard, a Gabar goshawk and a Ovambo sparrowhawk as they all occur within the observation...
  2. G

    Unknown bird song from Masai Mara, June 2024

    I don't know if there's only one bird in the foreground or two. A Ring-necked Dove can be heard in the background also.
  3. J

    Bird ID please - SEQ Australia

    Hi there, I am new to birding and was wondering if someone can help me identify this bird. Photo taken in Crows Nest, QLD Australia. Thank you!
  4. A

    Harrier species, punjab, pakistan

    ID required, seems like Montagu's or hen harrier
  5. G

    Euplectes sp., Masai Mara, June 2024

  6. ShlundoKyogre

    Empidonax Flycatcher Identification, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, USA - 8/25/24

    I was birding at a park near woodlands when I saw Flycatcher that caught my eye. It was difficult for me to ID but maybe someone one here cam assist me with this task? Seems like it may suggest Least or Yellow Bellied. Two photos and a video containing the birds call are provided down below...
  7. F

    Bird ID Help - Central Florida, USA - Mysterious Blue-Tailed and Blue-Winged Bird

    Hi all, I am a new at a birding and also not a professional photographer. I hope that you can zoom into this attached photo. This bird had a blue tail and some blue on the wings. The only possible match I found while looking online was a juvenile Mountain Bluebird, but that it seems would make...
  8. ShlundoKyogre

    Tern Identification in Sandy Hook Bay, New Jersey, USA - 6/29/24

    I was recently out on an boating trip when I sighted a tern perched out far into the distance, I was able to record a video of it from afar but was only able to narrow down the two possible species to the common or forster's tern. The habitat being very close to shore leads points towards...
  9. D

    Help ID this bird. NSW Australia

    This could be the 100th bird species to visit my backyard (if it is not a juvenille or opposite gender to a bird that has already visited.) I spotted this bird eating the flowers on a wild plum tree in our yard.
  10. W

    ID Help (skylark or meadow pipit?)- Portsmouth, UK.

    Unsure
  11. O

    Black&white duck;Medium size;South-West Romania[banat region]

    Description: see pics Seen at the Timiş river flowing in Lugojel, started at 12 and stopped at around 13:48 Sounds unknown as they did not produce any call: There were ones with black head and ones with brown head, Im guessing this is a difference between sexes; The weather was warm especially...
  12. Tragopania

    Seabirds ID Request - Pakistan

    Hi everyone, can anyone help me ID these seabirds? Posting it on behalf of a friend. The first bird is a jaeger which apparently looks like Parasitic/Arctic Jaeger to me based on the two pointed tail feathers but I'd still like to see a a response regarding its correct identity, preferably with...
    • Tragopania
    • Thread
    • #seabirdsidpakistan arctic/parasitic - jaeger/skua bird id flesh-footed shearwater identification request karachi pakistan pelagic persian shearwater seabird
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Bird Identification Q&A
  13. A

    Scotland, Highland Shore, Hopeman Beach, unknown young(?) bird

    Hello everyone, I have spotted this bird in Scotland in the bushes next to the shore of Hopeman Beach. I've been looking all morning trying to find what kind of bird it is. I thought of maybe it being a dunnock, or a lancecoated warbler or a thrush. I also suppose it could be a young bird? It...
  14. tejsmith

    Las Vegas, USA

    Hi all, I did a little bit of birding in Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve, Las Vegas on the 31st of January and have quite a few birds that I'm stuck on - I've whittled this list down from about 30 though so I'm very proud of myself :ROFLMAO: First up - raptors: 1) 2) 3) I feel this one...
  15. S

    Unusual House Finch (Waterloo, ON, CA)

    Good evening. I recently found a House Finch that I had photographed a few hours before. After reviewing the images, I noticed that this House Finch looked slightly different than most. I noted a small patch of white on the wings of the finch. Could this possibly be some type of House Finch...
  16. Ozprey1

    Unknown black mask bird - Princeton, Minnesota, USA

    Please help identify this little guy if you are so inclined. Thanks, Ozprey1.
  17. J

    Ducks in King County, WA

    I have been seeing some flocks of ducks in different duck ponds near parks and at the beaches on Lake Sammamish and Lake Washington. The birds seem to resemble American Black Ducks but ebird seems to suggest they are rare for the area. Are these really American black ducks or some other species?
  18. O

    What is this bird? - Finland (Espoo)

    Hi! The other day walking around Lauttasaari beach in Espoo, Finland, when out of the blue we spotted this bird which is unfamiliar to me! Here is the photo: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OaxNghNGiCh0PmrBpIbUe1i0pivAExYD/view Please can you help me to identify it!? Thanks in advance!!
  19. G

    White bird in King County, Washington, USA

    Hello there! I’m a new birder and am looking to get help with an ID. I saw two all-white birds flying in Carnation, Washington this afternoon on the Snoqualmie Valley Trail. The size was probably between pigeon and crow. I didn’t get a chance to see with my binoculars but from what my husband...
  20. T

    Bird ID Help Arkansas Seen May 10

    Hello, I tried using Merlin to get an id of this bird and apparently there were not enough details. I know it is not much to go on but I was hoping someone has seen a bird similar to this? Thanks for any help you may provide!
  21. kingfisher53

    Blyth's Reed or any other Warbler ? Rize, Turkey - Near Black Sea ( East ) August 5th

    Bird ID pls. The photos are recorded 5th of August 2020 near seaside Rize Turkey ( Black Sea ) ( East of Turkey - Close to Georgia border )
  22. M

    Common Redpoll UK?

    Hi All Trying to identify these birds I have in my garden who have appeared in the last few days ( Midlands UK ). From what I can gather from searching is that they maybe Common Redpolls? Any ones thoughts would be appreciated. Many thanks.
  23. Tragopania

    Shrike ID request From Distt Kotli, Azad Kashmir, NE Pakistan.

    Hi everyone, I need ID pointers for this species. Could this be Long-tailed Shrike? The commonest shrike in Pakistan. Since it is lacking rufous tinge on the lower back, it is creating confusion for a layman me. Or could it be a Grey-backed Shrike, which is found not far on the other side of...
    • Tragopania
    • Thread
    • bird id birdsofpakistan id help id please! identification help long tailed shrike pakistan pakistan.natire shrike shrike bird
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Bird Identification Q&A
  24. Tragopania

    Shearwater ID request Pakistan

    Hi. A friend sent this Shearwater photo from his old gallery. It was recorded in 2010 15 Km off the coast of Karachi in open sea. Could this be Persian Shearwater or Wedge-tailed Shearwater? Or anything else? In any case, it would be the first photo-documentation of any Shearwater from Pakistan...
  25. G

    Some raptor, Goa today morning

    not sure what it is. definitly not a kite.
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